Raglan-Manu Bay surf break

Raglan-Manu Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 NZDT
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Raglan-Manu Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Manu Bay sea temperature is
19.5° C
(Which is 3.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Raglan-Manu Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Manu Bay at 5PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (26 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (26 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

Table - waves today at Raglan-Manu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)111111111111988888778888889889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)855961493030108122116113110120132128187277280273273280307299313275
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
20
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
WNW
10
SW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononglasscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:50PM
2.59
3:22AM
2.39
3:43PM
2.52
4:19AM
2.34
4:41PM
2.48
5:17AM
2.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:40AM
0.70
9:15PM
0.78
9:31AM
0.77
10:09PM
0.78
10:28AM
0.79
11:04PM
0.73
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunrise-------5:54-------5:52-------5:52
Sunset---8:21-------8:22-------8:22----
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--11------------2---11--
Temp. °C202221201917161620202020181818192020201919191917
Feels °C (?)192120201917151620191921191818181920201920211916
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